GOP looks for Plan B after failure of immigration measures

Republicans are looking for a Plan B on immigration after a series of proposals were rejected Thursday in the Senate, leaving little time to act before nearly 1 million immigrants who came to the country illegally as children could face deportation.

Sen. John Thune (S.D.), the No. 3 Republican in the Senate, is floating a proposal to extend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program indefinitely in exchange for $25 billion for border security.


But after the failure of the bill based on Trump’s four-point proposal, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said the president needs to retrench his expectations.

Trump isn’t the only hurdle that the Thune-measure would face.

Senate Democrats seem very unlikely to back a package that includes $25 billion for border security and no pathway to citizenship for Dreamers. It would represent a significant step back from a deal put together by centrist senators from both parties this week, though that effort also failed to win a supermajority of 60 votes.

“Yeah, everything they wanted on the wall and next to nothing for Dreamers,” a Senate Democratic leadership aide said, waving aside the idea.

“It would be better for the people who are in the DACA program as well as better for our immigration system to have a permanent solution,” Cotton said.

“Part of the problem that people in the DACA program explain is when they only have one year, two years, three years of certainty, it’s hard for them to make big life decisions: to change a job, to move, to sign a mortgage,” he said. ( fuck you cotton , you don’t care about us )

It’s no longer a reality the deadline is March 5,” said Cotton.

Cotton said the Supreme Court is not likely to rule on the issue until June and could even postpone it until the fall session, setting up a ruling around the time of the midterm elections.

Republican senators say the most likely way for a fallback measure to reach Trump would be for it to be attached to an omnibus spending package Congress must pass before a March 23 deadline.

Senate Republican Whip John Cornyn (Texas) told reporters that he didn't see an immigration backstop plan getting dedicated floor time. He said it might be possible to attach something to the omnibus, however.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3...ation-measures

At least republicans know the only way for them to save face is to attach something to the omnibus. They need to come to an agreement with Dems and Just attach it without Trump’s consent.

It’s crazy Drumpf might get his was for only making the DACA eo into a law. What a shitty deal for the Dems.

Think positive guys!

Why do they even waste energy for this

Because giving you something is better than sending you home.

Let me go ahead and ask this; They only stopped giving Daca through USCIS but if one were in final removal procedings, and you qualified for DACA, you can still apply through ICE correct?

I think, Republicans just wanted to test Democrats how far would they bent. But everything is failed now,so thinking about plan B, attach to omnibus. Which Trump will get his wall and we get are citizenship or GC. It’s win win situation for both parties.

"Senate Democrats seem very unlikely to back a package that includes $25 billion for border security and no pathway to citizenship for Dreamers. It would represent a significant step back from a deal put together by centrist senators from both parties this week, though that effort also failed to win a supermajority of 60 votes."

This makes me mad. Oh, it would represent a step back? So what? Obviously we all want permanent relief, but after five months of nothing it just seems impossible. If people get indefinite DACA, then they'll have more certainty. No one did their best to make sure relief was achieved, but now everyone is worried about how this is going to look. In the meantime, we are here, waiting and desperately trying to figure out what to do. At least getting permanent DACA would just mean going back to how our lives were five months ago. Does it suck that we probably won't be getting permanent status? Of course it does, but at least we can go back to how our lives were before all this bullshit started.

No, they stopped DACA completely.

Sure something is better but this crap doesn't have any chances of passing. Hence waste of energy.